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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social Yeah, I've already had a mate saying "Pah! 2800 baud rate was all we had". I'm not actually sure how fast(slow) my first connection was, because after I finished my MA in 1991 I was offline for about 8 years and missed all the very slow bits!

@PizzaDemon@mastodon.online That's one of the things that really bugs me about enshittification. I used to *recommend* HP products. That makes me feel rather ill now.

@Rastal@mastodon.social @konkrit@mastodon.social @mike@sauropods.win I don't use quote posts as a way to not reply, I use them as a way to explain why I'm sharing it, to add my experience, to say how much I appreciate it. As it stands, even though Mastodon is my last remaining social media platform, I feel like I'm not part of it. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing! But now I'm wondering, am I just doing it wrong? (genuine question) Is there a difference in technique that explains why some of us want quote posts while others say they aren't necessary? I completely get your concerns about them being misused.

@vertigo@hackers.town @TheLancashireman@hostux.social Ha, I didn't - I just thought it fitted with the quote!

@Oggie@woof.group @PizzaDemon@mastodon.online Yeah, it was a bit of a gut punch at the time, but fortunately I have a bunch of spare former laptops knocking around (probably like the rest of the seafarers) and a good backup, so I was up and working again after a couple of hours. New laptop arrived a few days later (Asus – I learned that particular lesson) and overall it was a positive experience. (Could have done without a sudden and unexpected massive car repair two weeks later, but hey ho.)

@Unixbigot@aus.social Oh, this is glorious

@praxeology@post.lurk.org I have almost all of them off all the time for exactly this reason. I'll decide when to look at social media or email, I don't need to be prodded into it every two seconds.

@s0hw @lorry sounds like your kind of thing